2010 Maidstone Borough Council election

The 2010 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives hold control of the council after winning half of the seats being elected.^[3] This meant the Conservatives remained on 28 seats, while the Liberal Democrats gained 2 to hold 23 seats.^[3]^[4] Meanwhile, 2 independents lost seats, meaning there were 4 independents on the council after the election.^[4] Overall turnout in the election was 66%.^[5]

The Liberal Democrats gained 3 seats from the Conservatives in the wards of Bridge, East and South, including defeating the cabinet member for leisure and Conservative deputy leader, Brian Moss, in Bridge.^[4] However the Conservatives took a seat back from the Liberal Democrats in Park Wood and the Conservatives also gained 2 seats from independents.^[4] The Conservatives gains from independents came in Bearsted and Shepway South, with the independent group leader, Pat Marshall, losing in Bearsted.^[4]

Maidstone Local Election Result 2010^[6]^[2]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	9	3	3	0	50.0	43.5	28,266	-6.2%
Liberal Democrats	9	3	1	+2	50.0	36.0	23,390	+3.3%
Independent	0	0	2	-2	0	5.7	3,710	+1.7%
Labour	0	0	0	0	0	9.5	6,182	+2.8%
Green	0	0	0	0	0	3.9	2,540	-2.1%
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	762	+0.4%
National Front	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	146	+0.2%

Ward results

Allington^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dan Doley	2,705	63.3	+3.7
	Conservative	Andrew Lehegarat	1,178	27.6	−2.4
	Labour	Marianna Poliszczuk	292	6.8	+2.3
	Green	Rebecca Matthews	100	2.3	−0.1
Majority			1,527	35.7	+6.1
Turnout			4,275
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bearsted^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Heather Langley	2,546	50.4	−24.3
	Independent	Pat Marshall	1,768	35.0	+35.0
	Labour	Jim Grogan	539	10.7	+10.7
	Green	Ciaran Oliver	196	3.9	−2.9
Majority			778	15.4	−40.7
Turnout			5,049
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Boxley^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Butler	2,796	60.2	−18.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Watson	1,064	22.9	+7.2
	Labour	Steve Gibson	618	13.3	+13.3
	Green	John Aust	165	3.6	−2.1
Majority			1,732	37.3	−25.8
Turnout			4,643
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bridge^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Pickett	1,345	46.2	+3.5
	Conservative	Brian Moss	1,181	40.6	−4.2
	Labour	Bruce Heald	269	9.2	+2.5
	Green	Robin Kinrade	117	4.0	−1.9
Majority			164	5.6
Turnout			2,912
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Coxheath and Hunton^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Mortimer	2,394	58.1	+12.7
	Conservative	Simon Elliott	1,480	35.9	−15.0
	UKIP	Keith Woolven	162	3.9	+3.9
	Green	Andrew Waldie	85	2.1	+2.1
Majority			914	22.2
Turnout			4,121
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

East^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Naghi	2,324	52.8	−3.9
	Conservative	Scott Hahnefeld	1,458	33.1	−4.3
	Labour	Patrick Coates	280	6.4	+6.4
	UKIP	Gareth Kendall	225	5.1	+5.1
	Green	Sandra McDowell	116	2.6	−3.3
Majority			866	19.7
Turnout			4,403
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Fant^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Beerling	1,704	43.6	+16.0
	Conservative	James Cook	1,344	34.4	+1.1
	Green	Stuart Jeffery	480	12.3	−3.7
	Labour	Keith Adkinson	382	9.8	−13.3
Majority			360	9.2
Turnout			3,910
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Harrietsham and Lenham^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Barned	1,451	46.4	+5.8
	Independent	Janetta Sams	1,394	44.6	−1.2
	Labour	Gill Annan	280	9.0	+9.0
Majority			57	1.8
Turnout			3,125
	Conservative hold		Swing

Headcorn^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jenny Gibson	1,922	67.3	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Samme	395	13.8	+13.8
	Green	Penny Kemp	292	10.2	−23.1
	Labour	Christine Edwards-Daem	245	8.6	+8.6
Majority			1,527	53.5	+20.1
Turnout			2,854
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heath^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jenni Sharp	1,114	41.2	−4.2
	Conservative	Nick de Wiggondene	1,035	38.3	−3.5
	Labour	Wendy Hollands	296	10.9	+4.2
	Independent	Carol Vizzard	172	6.4	+6.4
	Green	Hannah Patton	87	3.2	−2.9
Majority			79	2.9	−0.7
Turnout			2,704
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

High Street^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Clive English	1,793	51.5	+7.6
	Conservative	Paul Butcher	1,085	31.2	−5.1
	Labour	Richard Coates	314	9.0	+0.0
	UKIP	Frank Stanford	181	5.2	−0.3
	Green	Wendy Lewis	110	3.2	−2.1
Majority			708	20.3	+12.7
Turnout			3,483
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Marden and Yalding^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rodd Nelson-Gracie	2,395	58.3	−14.6
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Jacques	1,215	29.6	+14.1
	Labour	Edith Davis	335	8.2	−3.4
	Green	James Shalice	164	4.0	+4.0
Majority			1,180	28.7	−28.7
Turnout			4,109
	Conservative hold		Swing

North^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Harwood	1,978	52.1	−7.3
	Conservative	Jeff Tree	1,225	32.2	−0.2
	Labour	Sally Wilcox	299	7.9	+7.9
	UKIP	Charles Elliott	194	5.1	+5.1
	Green	Derek Eagle	104	2.7	−5.6
Majority			753	19.8	−7.2
Turnout			3,800
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Park Wood^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Burton	790	39.8	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Moriarty	715	36.0	−18.1
	Labour	Mick Beckwith	356	17.9	+3.1
	Independent	Stella Stevens	77	3.9	+3.9
	Green	Joan Langrick	48	2.4	+2.4
Majority			75	3.8
Turnout			1,986
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Shepway North^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Yates	1,651	45.0	−15.6
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph Mullen	851	23.2	+11.0
	Labour	Geoff Harvey	754	20.6	−0.2
	National Front	Gary Butler	146	4.0	+4.0
	Green	Ainsley Francis	133	3.6	−3.7
	Independent	Jon Hicks	132	3.6	−2.7
Majority			800	21.8	−18.0
Turnout			3,667
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shepway South^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adrian Brindle	928	39.1	−12.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ken Stevens	649	27.3	+11.2
	Labour	Peter Edwards-Daem	632	26.6	−5.4
	Independent	Sheena Williams	167	7.0	+7.0
Majority			279	11.7	−8.2
Turnout			2,376
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

South^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Mortimer	2,062	47.0	−1.2
	Conservative	Alan Chell	1,895	43.2	−4.4
	Labour	John Morgan	291	6.6	+2.4
	Green	Daniel Broad	141	3.2	+3.2
Majority			167	3.8	+3.1
Turnout			4,389
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Staplehurst^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Hotson	1,906	59.7	−10.4
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Williams	1,082	33.9	+17.1
	Green	Ian McDonald	202	6.3	+6.3
Majority			824	25.8	−27.5
Turnout			3,190
	Conservative hold		Swing